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7 Steps to Prep Your Property’s Cooling Systems for Summer
With the official start of summer upon us, it is a perfect time to ensure your fan and chilled water systems are functioning properly. Here are 7 simple actions you can take to help keep your systems operating at peak efficiency and prevent costly surprises...
Can Your Building Make You Sick?
There has been a lot of information issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization (WHO) about how COVID-19 spreads, with the primary focus on how to change social habits, workplace habits, and overall sanitation practices to flatten the curve and reduce the...
When Good Pipes Go Bad
As buildings age, building components need to be replaced, some more regularly than others. The best property managers know what these elements are, and they plan for and, more importantly, communicate regarding their replacement well in advance so building owners can budget and be prepared.
Unfortunately, many building components are...
Minimizing Construction Risks: Why You Should Care If Your Contractor Is Bonded
Ever heard a contractor say they are licensed, bonded, and insured? You probably already know what licensed and insured mean, but do you know what the bonded part of that statement implies, or why it matters?
There are two main types of bonds a contractor can obtain for a construction...
How to Decide WHEN to Repipe Your Community
As a pipe replacement contractor, it would be easy to tell everyone that after their first leak, it’s time to replace their entire piping system. Reality paints a different picture however, and knowing when it’s time for a pipe replacement is a subjective and difficult decision to make; pushing...
High-Rise Headaches
Leaking pipes can wreak havoc on high-rise communities and the lives of their residents. While a catastrophic flood is a worst-case scenario, water damage, personal property losses, mold and increased insurance premiums are just a few of the unfortunate consequences of leaking pipes.
As our nation’s building infrastructure ages, we...
The Future of Plumbing
Innovation is a curious thing. It happens in fits and starts, leaps and bounds, sometimes evolutionary and sometimes revolutionary. We see it daily, we experience it real-time; in our technology, in our society, and in our lives.
In many ways, innovation is front and center, in other areas...
Unclogging The Mystery of Clogged Pipes
Did you know, of all the piping systems in your building, the only system which is not pressurized is the drain, waste, and vent (DWV) piping? Hot and cold water supply pipes for potable drinking water, pipes for air conditioning, most sprinkler systems, and even gas pipes for cooking...
The Do’s and Don’ts of Scheduling A Repipe
Congratulations, you have finally made the decision to repipe your community! Now, the first question you are likely to get is, “When will work occur in my unit?” While making the decision to repipe your community generates questions about need, timing, cost, and selecting a contractor, as soon as...
The Risks of Phasing a Repipe
When approached by apartment and condominium communities about replacing their failing pipes, we are often asked the question, “Is it possible to repipe in phases, over a number of years, to help defer the costs?” After 30 years of experience in the industry, we can safely say that while...
7 Steps to Prep Your Property’s Cooling Systems for Summer
With the official start of summer upon us, it is a perfect time to ensure your fan and chilled water systems are functioning properly. Here are 7 simple actions you can take to help keep your systems operating at peak efficiency and prevent costly surprises...
Can Your Building Make You Sick?
There has been a lot of information issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization (WHO) about how COVID-19 spreads, with the primary focus on how to change social habits, workplace habits, and overall sanitation practices to flatten the curve and reduce the...
When Good Pipes Go Bad
As buildings age, building components need to be replaced, some more regularly than others. The best property managers know what these elements are, and they plan for and, more importantly, communicate regarding their replacement well in advance so building owners can budget and be prepared.
Unfortunately, many building components are...
Minimizing Construction Risks: Why You Should Care If Your Contractor Is Bonded
Ever heard a contractor say they are licensed, bonded, and insured? You probably already know what licensed and insured mean, but do you know what the bonded part of that statement implies, or why it matters?
There are two main types of bonds a contractor can obtain for a construction...
How to Decide WHEN to Repipe Your Community
As a pipe replacement contractor, it would be easy to tell everyone that after their first leak, it’s time to replace their entire piping system. Reality paints a different picture however, and knowing when it’s time for a pipe replacement is a subjective and difficult decision to make; pushing...
High-Rise Headaches
Leaking pipes can wreak havoc on high-rise communities and the lives of their residents. While a catastrophic flood is a worst-case scenario, water damage, personal property losses, mold and increased insurance premiums are just a few of the unfortunate consequences of leaking pipes.
As our nation’s building infrastructure ages, we...
The Future of Plumbing
Innovation is a curious thing. It happens in fits and starts, leaps and bounds, sometimes evolutionary and sometimes revolutionary. We see it daily, we experience it real-time; in our technology, in our society, and in our lives.
In many ways, innovation is front and center, in other areas...
Unclogging The Mystery of Clogged Pipes
Did you know, of all the piping systems in your building, the only system which is not pressurized is the drain, waste, and vent (DWV) piping? Hot and cold water supply pipes for potable drinking water, pipes for air conditioning, most sprinkler systems, and even gas pipes for cooking...
The Do’s and Don’ts of Scheduling A Repipe
Congratulations, you have finally made the decision to repipe your community! Now, the first question you are likely to get is, “When will work occur in my unit?” While making the decision to repipe your community generates questions about need, timing, cost, and selecting a contractor, as soon as...
The Risks of Phasing a Repipe
When approached by apartment and condominium communities about replacing their failing pipes, we are often asked the question, “Is it possible to repipe in phases, over a number of years, to help defer the costs?” After 30 years of experience in the industry, we can safely say that while...